06 February 2012

It's time again to reveal our picks for the Secret Recipe Club. The Secret Recipe Club is a group of food bloggers who secretly make one of someone else's dishes and post them all on the same day at the same time. It's really fun, choosing a recipe to make, making the recipe, then reading about everyone else's recipes. It's a great way to "meet" other bloggers and check out some great blogs that you never knew about before.

Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Sauté onion and carrot in the butter until
soft and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir
in flour until blended. Slowly add
broth. Stir in rice and chicken. Bring to boil over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes until it starts to
thicken. Stir in milk and cook for 3-5
minutes. Taste for seasoning and add
salt if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

I made just a few adjustments to Erin's original recipe. I used matchstick carrots instead of chopped, just because I love the convenience of them. I omitted the celery because we are not big fans. I used a wild rice blend instead of just wild rice. The blend was so much cheaper at the grocery store, and I thought the textures of the different kinds of rice would be really good. The blend that I used contained long grain brown rice, sweet brown rice, wild rice, whole grain Wehani rice, and whole grain Black Japonica rice. It was really tasty!

This soup is so delicious and perfect for a winter day. I made it the weekend my mom was visiting and she loved it, and I sent some home to my sister and she enjoyed it too. I will definitely be making this soup again. I'm always thrilled to add a new soup to my repertoire, so thanks for the great recipe, Erin!

Oh how wonderful that you got Erin. She is a class act, love that girl. You chose such a great recipe too. Her blog is so packed with wonderful recipes it must be hard to narrow it down. You did a lovely job on this.

better late than never, right? I must tell you that we made this soup to take to our church's soup supper on Ash Wednesday. People went nuts over it - my husband made a big pot, and almost all of it was gone....which led me to have some unkind thoughts about the fact I wouldn't have it to take in my lunches the rest of the week. : )We have already shared the recipe with several folks at church. Thank you for a superb meal!

Oh wow! I'm so glad you and your church liked this soup! Even though you didn't have any leftovers for lunch, there's nothing better than bringing home an empty pot or dish after a potluck! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know what you thought of this recipe. I appreciate it!